**Chapter 62: Twin Hunters**

Chapter 62: Twin Hunters

Bai Feng looked around but didn't see the owner of the truck. He thought to himself, *Could this be a poacher?*

In the Pokémon World, the definition of a poacher isn't particularly strict right now, and it's not even forbidden to catch multiple Pokémon at once. However, there are a few points that are clearly defined as poaching behavior:

1. Using firearms when catching Pokémon.

2. Using unconventional items (like cages) to imprison or harm Pokémon.

3. Catching Pokémon in protected areas.

After a long while, Bai Feng still didn't see any sign of the truck's owner. Bai Feng quietly emerged from the Grass and approached the truck.

"Brionne, keep watch for me. If anyone approaches, alert me immediately!"

"Sire~"

Brionne nodded quickly.

By the time Bai Feng stealthily reached the side of the truck, the Flabébé finally noticed it.

"Laibe~ Laibe~"

"Laibe~ Laibe~"

The Flabébé were agitated, thinking Bai Feng was with the people who caught them. Their little faces were full of anger.

"Shh!" Bai Feng quickly made a quiet gesture to them. "I'm here to save you."

But the Flabébé didn't believe him, their gazes still filled with anger towards Bai Feng.

Just as Bai Feng was about to check the condition of the iron cage, Brionne suddenly cried out. It turned out that a tall, thin man had walked out of the woods not far away at some point. He was carrying a cage in his hand, and inside the cage was also a Flabébé.

"Laibe~ Laibe~"

That Flabébé frantically pounded the iron cage, but the tall, thin man grinned sinisterly, "Don't waste your strength. This cage is specially made; you can't open it. Just wait obediently to be sold for money!"

Seeing this, Bai Feng quickly crouched down, using the truck to shield himself. Brionne also quickly darted to Bai Feng's side and hid.

While the tall, thin man was still a short distance from the truck, Bai Feng whispered to Brionne, "Brionne, sing."

Brionne nodded, then began to sing, hidden by the truck.

"La la la~"

Seeing this, Bai Feng quickly covered his ears tightly.

It must be said that, if you ignore the hypnotic effect of the singing, Brionne's voice was indeed beautiful, as if a young girl was soothing your soul with a gentle voice.

Hearing the beautiful singing, the tall, thin man subconsciously stopped.

"Hmm? Where is that singing coming from?"

Suddenly, his steps faltered, and he seemed about to lose his balance. A warning bell rang loudly in the tall, thin man's heart.

"Oh no, someone is ambushing me!"

However, by the time he realized it, it was too late. Brionne's sing effect was too strong, especially under the circumstances of a sudden, unexpected attack. It was impossible for the tall, thin man not to be affected.

Clang!

The cage in the tall, thin man's hand dropped to the ground, and he himself fell headfirst, hitting the ground. Bai Feng even heard a "thud," indicating he fell quite hard.

Not only was the tall, thin man affected, but the Flabébé in the cages also fell asleep inside the cages. Caught completely off guard, they were also affected.

Bai Feng walked out from the shadows, giving Brionne a thumbs-up with a smile and praising, "Brionne, well done!"

Brionne looked smug.

Bai Feng walked over to the tall, thin man and picked up the cage that had fallen to the ground. After fumbling with it for a while, he found that he couldn't open the cage.

Just then, Brionne pointed to the tall, thin man's waist. A key was hanging there.

Bai Feng again gave Brionne a thumbs-up and said, "Smart, worthy of being my Pokémon."

Brionne puffed out its chest proudly again.

Bai Feng not only took the key from the tall, thin man's waist but also searched his entire body thoroughly. Besides some miscellaneous items, Bai Feng found a total of four Poké Balls containing Pokémon.

However, he didn't open them; instead, he locked all the switches on the Poké Balls.

That key was indeed used to open the iron cages, and it was a master key. All the iron cages on the truck could be opened with this key.

After Bai Feng released all the Flabébé, he found there were eight in total that had been caught. He took out eight berries and fed them to the Flabébé one by one. Soon after, they all woke up.

Seeing the Flabébé looking wary, Bai Feng said again, "I really came to save you. Look at that person." Saying this, Bai Feng pointed to the tall, thin man sleeping not far away.

Seeing the person who caught them unconscious on the ground, the Flabébé finally became less resistant to Bai Feng. After all, they had simple natures and were relatively easy to trust others.

A few angry Flabébé even wanted to go forward and beat up the tall, thin man, but Bai Feng quickly stopped them. That person was just asleep, not dead. It wouldn't be fun if he woke up from being beaten.

Bai Feng rummaged through the truck and finally found a thick rope. He tied the tall, thin man up securely.

After gaining the initial trust of the Flabébé, they began to tell Bai Feng how they were caught.

They were originally wandering and adventuring with the summer wind when they were unexpectedly noticed by a pair of brothers. These brothers chased them all the way, eventually causing them to unintentionally flee into the mountains near Fangxing Mountain.

Despite fleeing for a long time, they ultimately couldn't escape the grasp of the two brothers and were eventually caught one by one here.

From the Flabébé's description, Bai Feng obtained two important pieces of information: first, they had companions still on the run outside, and second, the ones chasing them were not just one person but a pair of brothers.

Bai Feng dragged the tall, thin man to the side and then instructed the Flabébé, "You watch this person. I'll go look for the other one and see if I can help you find your companions."

"Laibe~ Laibe~"

The Flabébé looked at Bai Feng with gratitude, then patted their chests, promising Bai Feng that they would definitely watch the tall, thin man. Before Bai Feng left, they also roughly pointed him in a direction.

Bai Feng took Brionne and followed the direction the Flabébé pointed, asking wild Pokémon along the way for information. Eventually, he caught the trace of the other Hunter.

"Laibe!!!"

After walking for who knows how long, Bai Feng suddenly heard a miserable scream from the woods in the distance. The sound belonged to a Flabébé.

He quickly said to Brionne, "Let's go, we need to hurry over and see!"

With that, Bai Feng sprinted forward, with Brionne close behind.

Not long after, Bai Feng heard the sound of battle coming from ahead. He ran over to look and saw a tall, thin man directing a Toxicroak to continuously attack a Floette, while behind the Floette were several trembling Flabébé.

Hmm?

When he saw the face of the tall, thin man clearly, Bai Feng was stunned. Wasn't this the person he had just tied up and left for the Flabébé to watch? How was he here again?

It took him a while to realize belatedly that this pair of Hunter brothers were actually twins.

That Toxicroak seemed very strong. Floette was no match for it at all and was injured several times in the blink of an eye.

Floette's strength was originally inferior to Toxicroak's, and its type was also weak to Toxicroak. When Bai Feng arrived, he just happened to see it hit by Toxicroak's Poison Sting, then sway and fall from the air.

"Laibe~"

"Laibe~ Laibe~"

...

Seeing Floette defeated, the few Flabébé were extremely anxious. They finally overcame their fear and simultaneously used Fairy Wind to attack Toxicroak.

But the Flabébé were too weak. Even a combined attack couldn't do anything to Toxicroak. Toxicroak just waved its large hand, and the Flabébé's Fairy Wind was scattered.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Feng used his previous tactic. He again instructed Brionne, "Brionne, sing!"

"La~"

However, this Hunter was much more alert than his twin brother. As soon as Brionne's singing began, he sharply looked towards where Bai Feng was hiding.

"Who's there? Toxicroak, Poison Sting!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Without a word, Toxicroak opened its mouth and spat a string of dark purple Poison Sting towards the Grass where Bai Feng was.

Seeing this, Brionne lunged forward and used the move Disarming Voice. Rings of transparent ripples mixed with water vapor spread out, forming a barrier in front of Bai Feng and itself. All the Poison Sting that hit it were shattered.

Since he had been discovered, Bai Feng no longer hid. He emerged from the Grass with Brionne and commanded Brionne:

"Brionne, Water Gun!"

"Sire!"

Brionne opened its mouth and spat out a Water Gun. The force looked as terrifying as someone else's Hydro Pump.

Toxicroak subconsciously crossed its arms in front to defend, but it was still sent flying by Brionne's Water Gun, crashing heavily into a large tree, which it actually broke.

Although Brionne hadn't evolved to its final form like Toxicroak, Bai Feng had been using his golden finger to help it light up its hidden energy circuits. Compared to a regular Pokémon in its final form, it wasn't much weaker.

Moreover, compared to Pokémon cultivated by ordinary people, Brionne's origin energy was significantly higher in quality and purity. Correspondingly, the moves it used were naturally much more powerful than those of ordinary Pokémon.

The reason Bai Feng lost to Flame Mask before was because Flame Mask was too strong. In reality, his several Pokémon's strength was truly not weak.

The Hunter on the opposite side was also startled by Brionne's strength. He looked at Bai Feng, truly not knowing where such a young kid suddenly came from.

Toxicroak awkwardly climbed up from the ground. Enduring the severe pain, it bared its teeth at Bai Feng and Brionne and took a defensive stance.

"Who are you? Why are you interfering with me?" the Hunter questioned Bai Feng with a serious expression.

Bai Feng pointed to the Flabébé not far away and said, "I'm also interested in this group of Flabébé, so of course, I can't let you get them easily."

The Hunter immediately showed anger upon hearing this. "Kid, don't covet things you shouldn't have."

Bai Feng just smiled and didn't speak.

"Toxicroak, Poison Sting!"

Taking advantage of Bai Feng's inattention, the Hunter again commanded Toxicroak to attack. But Bai Feng wouldn't truly relax his guard. The moment Toxicroak attacked, Brionne used Disarming Voice again, shattering all the Poison Sting.

However, the Hunter fought unfairly, actually sending out a Grimer and a Persian at the same time. Clearly, he saw how troublesome Brionne was and didn't underestimate Bai Feng just because of his young age.

Bai Feng had been guarding against him. The moment Grimer and Persian appeared, he also took out a Poké Ball and released Talonflame Captain.

"Yaroo~"

As soon as Talonflame Captain appeared, it let out a long cry, unleashing its full aura, causing the newly released Grimer and Persian to pause in their movements.

Talonflame's strength was much greater than Brionne's. As soon as it appeared, it took on Grimer and Persian simultaneously, showing no fear.

The appearance of Talonflame Captain made the Hunter's face turn much uglier.

Grimer's body shook, and immediately, clumps of foul-smelling sludge flew out from it. The targets were not only Talonflame but also included Bai Feng and Brionne within the attack range.

This was the Poison-type move Sludge Attack.

But Talonflame Captain showed no panic. Its body was huge. It spread its wings to their maximum extent, forming a special enclosure. Metallic light flashed on its wings in an instant.

This was the Steel Wing move.

Talonflame Captain fiercely flapped its wings, sweeping away all the sludge clumps. Also swept away was the Persian that had taken the opportunity to pounce.

"Meow!!!"

Persian cried out miserably as it was sent flying, falling heavily to the ground and rolling several times. Its mournful wail was even a little chilling to hear.

Talonflame Captain had put its full strength into that Steel Wing strike, so it was no wonder Persian screamed so miserably, especially since one of Talonflame Captain's wings happened to slice horizontally across Persian's soft abdomen, which was a very vulnerable spot.

On the other side, Brionne also performed well. Toxicroak was constantly suppressed by it and felt very frustrated. However, similarly, Brionne didn't gain too much of an advantage either.

Seeing Talonflame Captain fighting two opponents at once and still looking majestic, Brionne immediately felt competitive. It couldn't let another Pokémon perform better than itself in front of Bai Feng.

A clever idea sparked in its little head.

After dodging a Drain Punch from Toxicroak, it opened its mouth and spat a blue orb into the air. Immediately after, the sky darkened, and a drizzling rain followed.

After learning the Rain Dance move with Vaporeon for so long, it finally came in handy today!

Brionne controlled the range of the rainfall very well, not affecting Talonflame Captain's battle at all. It was just unfortunate for Bai Feng, who was closer to Brionne and got completely drenched.

With the arrival of the rain, the humidity in the air sharply increased. Brionne began to sing Disarming Voice at this moment. As the singing started, the water vapor in the air vibrated along with the song. In that instant, Toxicroak felt as if it was suddenly surrounded by countless enemies.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

As the air vibrated more and more violently, the water vapor began to explode, especially around Toxicroak, where the explosions were particularly intense.

Finally, amidst the frequent explosions, Toxicroak collapsed from exhaustion.

"Wait!" the Hunter shouted the moment Toxicroak fell. "These Flabébé are all yours, I give up!"

(End of Chapter)